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"If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy." (Saint John Vianney)
"It would be easier for the earth to carry on without the sun than without the Holy Mass." (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina)
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd." (Flannery O'Connor)

I am again pleased to list ALL Traditional Latin Masses or Traditional Liturgies within the general DC "Metroplex" for Holy Week and for Easter Sunday here. I will also be happy to link to sites that "aggregate Easter" TLMs or Holy Week Schedules in other regions besides the United States East Coast. PLEASE populate this calendar!To suggest a Mass, an aggregate Link or a Liturgy kindly leave a note in the combox or email me at: aquinasfan "AT" fastmail "DOT" comPlease bookmark this page as updates will be constant over the next several weeks.

"The Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional Advent devotion wherein the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is offered just before dawn. Rising very early on a wintry morning, some families and individuals travel an hour or more to arrive in time for this stunningly beautiful Mass. The interplay of light and darkness remind us of the meaning of Advent and of the coming of the Light of the world.

The Mass takes its title, Rorate Caeli, from the first words of the Introit, which are from Isaiah 45:8: